Example sentences of "pair [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second had a cap which was sewn with emeralds ; the third bore a pair of the high-heeled boots which great ladies wore to walk about the city ; and behind them , their faces solemn with barely suppressed mirth , came three women , a high-collared cloak folded lengthwise between them . |
| 2 | His companion was zipping up a pair of the khaki overalls . |
| 3 | The toes pointed slightly outwards and so did the shoes , a pair of the finest winkle-pickers that ever threaded the eye of a needle . |
| 4 | Her garter belt was a pre-war birthday present , and she wore a pair of the precious nylons that Sylvia had brought back from the States . |
| 5 | In the folk and country fields , Don Williams , Martin Carthy and James Taylor are also spending evenings in , all cuddling up to their TA100R 's ( Queensrÿche have a pair of the same amps , but they 'd probably deny the cuddling bit ) . |
| 6 | ‘ I told you that pair in the Roman togas did n't have a chance ! ’ she cackled . |